Marin Cilic and Kevin Anderson will square off in the quarter of the Millennium Estoril Open for the 8th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on ESTADIO MILLENNIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marin Cilic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marin Cilic is the pick to win this match.
Marin Cilic -> 1.88
Kevin Anderson -> 2
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Prediction and head to head Marin Cilic vs. Kevin Anderson
This will be the 8th time that Marin Cilic and Kevin Anderson face off. The head to head is 6-1 for Cilic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Cilic won 6-3 3-0 ret. in the 4th round in at the French Open back in 2017.
Marin Cilic
Ranked no. 42, the Croatian reached the quarter after defeating Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-3 1-6 6-4 and Nuno Borges 6-75 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Borges, The Croatian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-4 6-4). During the match Cilic scored 110 points vs Borges’s 101. Marin was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cilic managed to score 4 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Marin Cilic was extremely efficient on serve to win 76% (44/58) of his 1st serve and 60% (26/43) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Cilic broke Borges 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Cilic has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 66% of his matches (337-175). 2-1 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Cilic has a 82-44 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Marin’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Singapore.
Cilic has a 7-6 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Estoril
Marin has never competed in this tournament before.
Kevin Anderson
Ranked no. 105, the South African got to the quarter after defeating Frances Tiafoe 4-6 7-66 7-64 and Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 7-64.
In the 2nd round, Anderson had a good straight sets win against Carballes Baena (6-3 7-64). During the match Anderson scored 80 points vs Carballes Baena’s 67. The South African was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Anderson made 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Kevin Anderson was extremely effective on serve to win 79% (44/56) of his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The South African broke Carballes Baena twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The South African started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The South African has a 4-3 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cilic | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 58 |
| Pts | 197-187 | 195-176 |
| Total Points | 384 | 371 |
| Winners | 74 | 99 |
| %Winners | 38% | 51% |
Both Cilic and Anderson played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Marin Cilic surrendered 2 sets, while Kevin Anderson dropped 1 set. Cilic has played 1 set more than Anderson (6 vs 5). Therefore, Cilic played 1 game more than Anderson. The Croatian scored 74 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Anderson managed to score 99 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cilic | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 32 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 16 |
| 1st in | 108/179 | 132/196 |
| %1st in | 60% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 74/108 | 99/132 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 39/71 | 30/64 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 47% |
Cilic blasted 10 aces (5 per match). Anderson recorded 32 aces (16 per match). Cilic won 69% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Anderson won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cilic | Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 6 |
| Converted | 8/27 | 6/10 |
| % Converted | 30% | 60% |
| Conceded | 17 | 10 |
| Saved | 11 | 4 |
| % Saved | 65% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 |
The Croatian broke his opponents 8 times with a 30% conversion rate. Marin dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Kevin broke his opponents 6 times with a 60% conversion rate. The South African conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cilic | ||||
| R1 Alcaraz |
R2 Borges |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 1-6 6-4 | 6-75 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 33 | 59 | |
| pts | 87-86 | 110-101 | 197-187 | |
| Total points | 173 | 211 | 384 | |
| Winners | 30 | 44 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 40% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 50/78 | 58/101 | 108/179 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 57% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 30/50 | 44/58 | 74/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 76% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/28 | 26/43 | 39/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 60% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 3/13 | 8/27 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 23% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 5/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 83% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Anderson | ||||
| R1 Tiafoe |
R2 Carballes Baena |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-66 7-64 | 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 22 | 58 | |
| pts | 115-109 | 80-67 | 195-176 | |
| Total points | 224 | 147 | 371 | |
| Winners | 55 | 44 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 55% | 51% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 20 | 12 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 76/113 | 56/83 | 132/196 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 55/76 | 44/56 | 99/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 79% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/37 | 14/27 | 30/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 52% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 2/4 | 6/10 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/8 | 1/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 50% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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